The 52-year-old actor arrived in Queensland by private jet to film the fifth instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean

The politician publicly stated, “We can’t make an exception for Johnny Depp. We have strict laws for a reason,” while also adding, “If we start letting movie stars come into our nation, why don’t we just break the laws for everybody?”

Amber and Johnny and their two pet dogs had flown into Queensland via private jet, where the 52-year-old actor was filming the fifth instalment of Pirates of the Caribbean. The star had not gathered the correct documentation for his pet dogs, nor declared them through customs when he arrived.

Johnny sent his dogs back to the US in the same private jet, accompanied by his wife’s parents, before the 50-hour deadline.

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